J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best—sellers in the world. She was born in Britain on July 31st, 1965.She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both of the girls liked listening to their father's bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story at the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began to write the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June, 1997.The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001.Now the Harry Potter series '（系列） is popular with people of all ages and about sixty million books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy—polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's why the Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing children's books.
